Raise your GPA to a 2.0 or higher or you can appeal if you have
mitigating circumstances.

If you do not have an overall completion rate of 67% or more

Suspended - You are not eligible for financial aid

Raise your completion rate to 67% or higher to become eligible
for financial aid or you can appeal if you have mitigating
circumstances.

If your GPA drops below a 2.0 and your overall completion rate
is less than 67%

Suspended - You are not eligible for financial aid

Raise your completion rate to 67% or higher and raise your
overall GPA to 2.0 or higher to become eligible for financial aid
or you can appeal if you have mitigating circumstances.

If you attempt over 150% of your program of study (major)

Suspended - You are not eligible for financial aid

You can appeal if you have mitigating circumstances. If your
appeal is approved you will need to successfully complete 100% of
all classes required and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or
higher.

If it is impossible to raise your GPA above 2.0 in one semester
or to raise your completion rate to 67% or more.

Suspended - You are not eligible for financial aid.

If you file an appeal you will need to meet with a Grayson
College Counselor and develop an Academic Plan with measureable
milestones and you must enroll in and successfully complete a
learning frameworks course.

Attending on Financial Aid Probation

Probation: You only have eligibility for one semester or you are
following an academic plan that will be checked each semester.

You must meet all requirements of your approved appeal in order
to regain Financial Aid eligibility.

Completion Rate Worksheet:

Glossary:

Pace: the total number of hours the student has
successfully completed divided by the number of hours the student
has attempted.

Appeal: a process for a student who fails to
maintain SAP to petition the school for a reconsideration of
eligibility to receive federal Title IV funds.

Students who have faced mitigating circumstances may appeal the
suspension of their financial aid. Mitigating circumstances are
generally beyond the student's control and may include:

A death in the immediate family

Injury or illness of the student

Other special circumstances

Mitigating circumstances DO NOT include:

Student felt overwhelmed

Student changed work schedule

Student did not like the instructor or had a conflict with the
instructor

Student did not understand college and wasn't ready or mature
enough

Death or illness of a friend or relative not in immediate
family

Withdrew or stopped attending to avoid a bad grade

Student states: Nobody told me that would affect me

Financial Aid Probation: a status assigned to a
student who fails to maintain SAP but who successfully appeals,
permitting the student to receive Title IV funds for one additional
payment period(s) while adhering to the stipulations of the
appeal.

Financial Aid Suspension: a status
assigned to a student who does not have financial aid eligibility
or who failed to meet the requirements of financial aid
probation.

Maximum Timeframe: student cannot be paid
financial aid for any courses that exceed 150% of the published
length of the program.

Re-establishing Financial Aid
Eligibility:

There are two avenues available for regaining eligibility for
financial aid. These avenues consist of the following:

Paying on your own: While remaining within the 150%
completion rate of your degree/certificate you must raise your
cumulative GPA to a 2.0 while successfully completing a minimum of
67% of all courses you attempt.

Appeal process: Students who have faced mitigating
circumstances may appeal the suspension of their financial aid. If
the appeal is approved the student will have the opportunity to
receive financial aid while attending classes as long as they
adhere to the stipulations of the appeal.